The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Revile \Re*vile"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Reviled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Reviling.] [Pref. re- + OF. aviler to make vile,
depreciate, F. avilir; [`a] (L. ad.) + vil vile. See Vile.]
To address or abuse with opprobrious and contemptuous
language; to reproach. "And did not she herself revile me
there?" --Shak.
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Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again. --1 Pet.
ii. 23.
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Syn: To reproach; vilify; upbraid; calumniate.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Reviling \Re*vil"ing\, n.
Reproach; abuse; vilification.
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Neither be ye afraid of their revilings. --Isa. li. 7.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Reviling \Re*vil"ing\, a.
Uttering reproaches; containing reproaches. --
Re*vil"ing*ly, adv.
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